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“We never take custody of the assets.”
Rok Kopp, Co-Founder of ether.fi, emphasized that at ETHDenver 2026 when describing a crypto-native banking model built around user-held wallets.
The premise is simple: no rehypothecation, no balance sheet intermediation. Users commit ETH to the beacon chain, earn staking rewards, and retain custody on Ethereum L2. Spending rails and yield sit on top — without asset transfer to the platform.
The structural takeaway:
✅ Custody remains with the user, not the platform
✅ Yield derived from protocol-level staking
✅ Reduced rehypothecation risk vs. traditional banking
✅ Banking features layered onto self-custody
This is an inversion of the traditional deposit model — functionality without surrendering control.
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thejohnnycrypto (nprofile…nzzm) for grounded insights on how digital assets are reshaping finance and how to ledger them. #thejohnnycrypto #bitcoin #nostr #asknostr #grownostr #btc
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2026-03-06 21:30:34 UTCEvent JSON
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